Obituaries
Kurt R. John
Apr 20, 2016
East Nassau- Kurt R. John, 81, of Tsatsawassa Lake Road died on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at his residence after a long illness. Born on April 25, 1934 in Queens, NY, Kurt was the son of the late Kurt A. and Clara Allmandinger John. Kurt had resided in East Nassau for the past 72 years and worked the family farm...
Lewis & Agnes Buck
Apr 19, 2016
North Greenbush- Lewis Raymond Buck, 92, of Van Rensselaer Manor died peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Lewis has joined his wife Agnes “Betty” Buck, who died on January 28, 2014 at the age of 87. Lewis and Betty were former longtime residents of Madison Ave. in Troy. Lewis served in the Marine Corp during WW II as an intelligence...
Etola S. Beers
Apr 19, 2016
North Greenbush- Etola S. Williams Beers, 102, of Bloomingrove Drive died on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Van Rensselaer Manor after a short illness. Born June 27, 1913 in East Poestenkill, Etola was the daughter of the late Orrie N. and Ethel Mae Maxon Teal and wife of the late Osborne Williams, Ronald Simpson and Lester F. Beers. Etola...
Lawrence E. Nichols
Apr 17, 2016
Poestenkill- Lawrence E. Nichols, 77, a longtime resident of North Road died on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Born in Troy, Larry was the son of the late Lawrence H. and Mary Veronica Bulson Nichols. Larry grew up in Grafton and had lived in Cropseyville before moving to Poestenkill where he...
Annamae Hebert
Apr 16, 2016
Wynantskill- Annamae Hebert, 85, of West Sand Lake Road died on Saturday, April 16,2016 at the Community Hospice at St. Mary’s Hospital after a brief illness. Born and raised in Sand Lake, Annamae was the daughter of the late William E. and Bertha Suwalski Leavenworth and wife of the late John A. “Jack” Hebert. Annamae was a graduate of the...
Charles W. Smith Jr.
Apr 2, 2016
Rensselaer- Charles W. “Chach” Smith Jr., 58, of Washington Street died suddenly on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after being stricken in Glenmont. Born in Albany, Chach was the son of Lillian Eggleston Smith and the late Charles W. Smith Sr. Chach was raised in the south end of Albany and he was a member...
John A. Schmid
Apr 1, 2016
Greenville, NH- John A. Schmid, 74, of Greenville formerly of Hull, MA and East Poestenkill, died on Friday April 1, 2016, at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack, NH, surrounded by his wife and children after a long illness. John was born in Gilford, CT, October 8, 1941 the only child of John and Evelyn Prokop Schmid. He was raised in Poestenkill...
Katherine M. White
Mar 13, 2016
Averill Park- Katherine M. White, 66, of Route 43 passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at the Samaritan Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness. Born in Troy and a lifelong resident of Averill Park, Kate was the daughter of the late Herman and Margot Matysiok Prugel and wife of Robert O. White. Kate was a...
Lucille G. Judd
Mar 7, 2016
East Greenbush- Lucille G. “Lee” Judd, 88, died Monday, March 7, 2016 at the Evergreen Commons Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Port Chester, NY, Lee was the youngest and last surviving child of Julius and Bertha Gilbert Gazel and the wife of the late Dr. James M. Judd. Lee lived most of her life in the Capital...
Ronald J. Engel
Mar 3, 2016
North Greenbush- Ronald J. Engel, 72, of Mallard Way, Wynantskill died on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at his residence after a long illness. Born in Albany, Ron was the son of the late Edward and Pauline Shaffer Engel and the longtime companion of the late Nancy Meyette Williams. Ron was a resident of North Greenbush for the past 35 years and...
Alex R. Walko
Feb 27, 2016
sGhent- Alex R. Walko, 63, of Rte. 9H died suddenly at his residence on Saturday, February 27, 2016. Born in Troy, Alex was the son of the late Peter and Dianne LaGoy Walko and husband of Cathy Lorette Walko. Alex was raised in Poestenkill and was a graduate of the Averill Park High School. He had resided in Schodack for...
Dylan F. Valentine
Feb 24, 2016
Averill Park- Dylan F. Valentine, 12, of Morning Circle Rd. died on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at his residence. Born in Albany, Dylan was the beloved son of Daniel R. and Maryjo Scarlata Valentine Jr. Dylan had been a lifelong resident of Averill Park and attended elementary school at the Miller Hill School. He was currently a sixth grade student...
Charles J. Ayotte
Feb 23, 2016
Averill Park- Charles J. Ayotte, 81, of Bon Acre Way died suddenly on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Albany Memorial Hospital after being stricken at his residence. Born in Tupper Lake, NY Chuck was the son of the late Ross C. and Mabel Sackett Ayotte and the beloved husband for 53 years of Bernice “Bunny” Malik Ayotte.Chuck had resided...
Ligia E. Burridge
Feb 21, 2016
Poestenkill- Ligia E. Sanchez Vega Burridge, 82, of Flint Drive died on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her residence after a short illness. Born in Panama, Ligia was the daughter of the late Segundo Vasconez and Mercedes Vasconez Vega and the former wife of the late John A. Burridge. Ligia met John while John was serving in the Navy and...
Samuel Dzembo
Feb 9, 2016
Poestenkill- Samuel Dzembo, 100, of Columbia Hill Road passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at his home just one week from his 101st birthday. Born in Poestenkill, he was the son of the late Marko and Efroska Kapitula Dzembo who came to the U.S. from the Ukraine. Celebrating his family traditions was important to him his whole life. He...
Adelard F. Hanley
Feb 6, 2016
Averill Park- Adelard F. Hanley, 90, of Eastern Union Turnpike died on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. Born and raised in Whitehall, NY, Adelard was the son of the late William C. and Lillian M. Charpentier Hanley and husband of 36 years to the love of his life the late Lucille...
David J. Arnold
Jan 17, 2016
Averill Park- David J. “Fuzzy” Arnold, 67, of Thais Road died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Born in Troy, Fuzzy was the son of the late Stanley W. and Mary Houser Arnold Sr. and the beloved husband of Patricia Whimple Arnold. David was raised in Poestenkill and was a graduate of the Averill Park...
Barbara J. Cesta
Jan 14, 2016
West Sand Lake- Barbara J. Cesta, 75, of Rte. 150 died on Thursday, January 14, 2016 after a long illness. Born and raised in Troy, she was the daughter of the late Archie and Rosemary Settanny Fazio. Barbara was a graduate of Troy High School and Russell Sage College. Barbara grew up at her father and uncle’s restaurant, the Red...
Gerald A. Shoemaker
Jan 2, 2016
Troy- Gerald A. Shoemaker, 78, a former resident of Madison St. died on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the Evergreen Commons Nursing Home, after a long illness. Born in Troy, Gerald was the son of the late Frank H. and Bernice Blanchet Shoemaker Sr. Gerald was raised in the West Sand Lake area and attended Averill Park Schools. He resided...
John J. Goska
Dec 31, 2015
West Sand Lake- John James “Johnnie” Goska, 88, of Anglers Ct., Wynantskill died peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2015 in the comfort and serenity of the St. Peters Hospice Inn in Albany. Born on March 25, 1927 in Weehawken, NJ, John was the son of the late Lawrence and Ellen Rogers Goska. John was a veteran of the Army...
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